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Liana Allan is probably Australia's best known migration agent. Liana is the owner of Legal Training Australia Pty Ltd which is a professional development firm training Australian migration agents and owner of Visacorp Pty Ltd migration agency. Liana's main passion is serving the needs of the migration agent community and providing migrants with information that can truly assist them as they seek to create a new life in Australia. Liana plays netball twice a week and enjoys great food and the occasional glass of Shiraz. Liana lives in Sydney, Australia and has two children. Liana is married.
It has come to the attention of Migration Alliance that RMA and CPD Trainer, Michael Jeremy has had his identity stolen by an unregistered fraudster. This is not the first time he has had his identity stolen. This time he is called 'Captain Mr. Michael Jeremy'.
The email chain that the real Mr Michael Jeremy has received in his email inbox this morning is as follows:
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Here is the location to lodge your complaint with the DIBP:
http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/forms/services/services-form.htm
It gets logged, tracked and actioned.
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The following has come to the attention of Migration Alliance today:
An ENS application under sc186 was lodged by a RMA in July 2014. The case was processed and the applicant was asked to pay the second instalment. This was paid on 11 November 2014. Confirmation of this payment was also sent to the DIBP on 11 November. Normally it takes less than one week after payment of the second instalment for a decision. Sometimes it can take less then 24 hours. Now the RMA has receieved the following email from the DIBP case officer after chasing them on their decision / grant letter:
Dear Mrs XXXXX [name removed for privacy reasons]
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The Office of the MARA annual report for the 2013-2014 year has been published.
I saw it on a Facebook post today from the DIBP. The DIBP was advertising the Office of the MARA. It reads as follows:
As at 30 June 2014, there were 5212 migration agents registered with the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA). The authority decides who can register as a migration agent, monitors the conduct of agents, and manages complaints about them.
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We have just received the following email from the ACS:
This is a courtesy email to notify you that the skills assessment office will be closed between 19 Dec, 2014 - 5 Jan, 2015.
Skills assessment applications can still be submitted via the Online Assessment Form but phone and email service will not be available during this time.
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